Bakhoun

Village the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in the North Governorate of Lebanon

Place in North Governorate, Lebanon

Bakhoun بخعون
34°24′35″N 36°00′54″E / 34.40972°N 36.01500°E / 34.40972; 36.01500
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Districts of Lebanon	Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.97 km² (3.08 sq mi)
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3

Bakhoun (Arabic: بخعون) is a Lebanese village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 6,451 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents were mainly Sunni Muslim.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Bukha'un, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.

References

^ Bakhoun, Localiban
^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.